{"id":19227,"date":"2025-12-11T18:48:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T18:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/?page_id=19227"},"modified":"2025-12-12T12:17:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T12:17:03","slug":"adriatic-coast-advance-from-taranto-to-foggia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/second-world-war\/38-irish-brigade-1942-1947\/38-irish-brigade-photographic-memories\/a-pictorial-history-from-algeria-to-austria\/adriatic-campaign-september-to-december-1943\/adriatic-coast-advance-from-taranto-to-foggia\/","title":{"rendered":"Adriatic Coast &#8211; Advance from Taranto to Foggia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007313_1-2-300x264.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007313_1-2-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007313_1-2.jpg 411w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"caption-attachment-97242\">(NA 7313): Armoured cars of the 56th Recce Coy., enter Barletta during the advance to Foggia.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007314_1-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007314_1-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007314_1-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007314_1-2.jpg 389w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"caption-attachment-97243\">(NA 7314): British troops in open country around Barletta. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007315_1-2-300x292.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007315_1-2-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007315_1-2.jpg 402w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"caption-attachment-97244\">(NA 7315): 25-Pounders entering Barletta pass the inevitable goodwill sign.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007316_1-2-300x257.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007316_1-2-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007316_1-2.jpg 403w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"caption-attachment-97245\">(NA 7316): The once important rail junction at Foggia, a frequent target for our bombing forces, debris from the concentrated Allied attack stretcher for a distance of three miles. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007317_1-2-300x264.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007317_1-2-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007317_1-2.jpg 405w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"caption-attachment-97246\">(NA 7317): The once important rail junction at Foggia, a frequent target for Allied bombing forces. Debris from the concentrated Allied attack stretches for a distance of three miles.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007318_1-2-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007318_1-2-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007318_1-2.jpg 410w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"caption-attachment-97247\">(NA 7318): The once important rail junction at Foggia, a frequent target for our bombing forces, debris from the concentrated Allied attack stretcher for a distance of three miles.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007319_1-2-300x279.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007319_1-2-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007319_1-2.jpg 413w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"caption-attachment-97248\">(NA 7319): Renaldi Enzo, one of the local Carabinieri, on duty at a road barrier on the outskirts of the town.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007320_1-2-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007320_1-2-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007320_1-2.jpg 405w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"caption-attachment-97249\">(NA 7320): A British vehicle passing civilians \u2018check\u2019 on the outskirts of the town. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007321_1-2-300x279.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007321_1-2-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007321_1-2.jpg 409w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"caption-attachment-97250\">(NA 7321): British paratroops pose for a photograph in the main square of Taranto.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007322_1-2-300x283.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007322_1-2-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007322_1-2.jpg 409w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"caption-attachment-97251\">(NA 7322): Italian sailors mingle with British troops in the town. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007323_1-2-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007323_1-2-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007323_1-2.jpg 413w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"caption-attachment-97252\">(NA 7323).<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007324_1-2-300x285.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007324_1-2-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007324_1-2.jpg 408w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"caption-attachment-97253\">(NA 7324): At the railway station a troop train prepares to leave for Brindisi with Italian soldiers.\u00a0<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007325_1-2-300x290.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007325_1-2-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007325_1-2.jpg 409w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"caption-attachment-97254\">(NA 7325): Much of the dock area is in ruins, but already the roads are clear for transport and the work of removing the debris continues daily. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007326_1-2-300x275.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007326_1-2-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007326_1-2.jpg 407w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"caption-attachment-97255\">(NA 7326): One problem is the shortage of water since the Germans demolished the main aqueduct which supplies this part of the country. However, they left a number of their own water tanks, which we are now using. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007330_1-2-300x292.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007330_1-2-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007330_1-2.jpg 391w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"caption-attachment-97256\">(NA 7330): British armoured cars from 56 Recce. Coy., enter Trani in our advance up the East Coast. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007331_1-2-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007331_1-2-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/large_NA_007331_1-2.jpg 400w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"caption-attachment-97257\">(NA 7331): British armoured cars in the streets of Trani during the drive towards Foggia. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(NA 7313): Armoured cars of the 56th Recce Coy., enter Barletta during the advance to Foggia. (NA 7314): British troops in open country around Barletta. (NA 7315): 25-Pounders entering Barletta pass the inevitable goodwill sign. 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